2012
Brassinosteroids regulate organ boundary formation in the shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis
Gendron JM, Liu JS, Fan M, Bai MY, Wenkel S, Springer PS, Barton MK, Wang ZY. Brassinosteroids regulate organ boundary formation in the shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 21152-21157. PMID: 23213257, PMCID: PMC3529081, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210799110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShoot apical meristemOrgan boundary formationIdentity genesOrgan primordiaApical meristemGene expressionTranscription factor BZR1Architecture of plantsBR-insensitive mutantsBoundary formationSpatiotemporal controlOrgan boundariesStem cell nicheWT plantsUnderlying signaling mechanismsFusion phenotypeBrassinosteroidsCell nicheSignaling mechanismMeristemCentral meristemBZR1MutantsPrimordiaGenes
2007
An Essential Role for 14-3-3 Proteins in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis
Gampala SS, Kim TW, He JX, Tang W, Deng Z, Bai MY, Guan S, Lalonde S, Sun Y, Gendron JM, Chen H, Shibagaki N, Ferl RJ, Ehrhardt D, Chong K, Burlingame AL, Wang ZY. An Essential Role for 14-3-3 Proteins in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis. Developmental Cell 2007, 13: 177-189. PMID: 17681130, PMCID: PMC2000337, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2007.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBinding SitesCell NucleusDNA, PlantDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPlant LeavesProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein TransportSignal TransductionSteroids, HeterocyclicConceptsPlant growthTranscription factorsNuclear localizationGene expressionBZR2/BES1Brassinosteroid signal transductionSignal transduction pathwaysKey transcription factorRapid nuclear localizationBZR1 proteinCell surface receptorsBR regulationBR deficiencyTransgenic plantsGSK3 kinaseBR responsesCytoplasmic retentionSignal transductionTransduction pathwaysCytoplasmic localizationDNA bindingBrassinosteroidsBR treatmentBZR1Essential hormone
2002
Nuclear-Localized BZR1 Mediates Brassinosteroid-Induced Growth and Feedback Suppression of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis
Wang Z, Nakano T, Gendron J, He J, Chen M, Vafeados D, Yang Y, Fujioka S, Yoshida S, Asami T, Chory J. Nuclear-Localized BZR1 Mediates Brassinosteroid-Induced Growth and Feedback Suppression of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis. Developmental Cell 2002, 2: 505-513. PMID: 11970900, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBR biosynthesisBR signal transduction pathwayCell surface receptor kinasePlant steroid hormonesSignal transduction pathwaysBZR1 proteinBrassinosteroid biosynthesisBR responsesPositive regulatorReceptor kinaseTransduction pathwaysBrassinosteroidsBZR1Gene expressionDominant mutationsFeedback regulationBiosynthesisNuclear componentsMutationsRegulationPathwayBRI1Steroid hormonesKinaseHypocotyls